Metal sign-post and guide.



PATENTEDfl DEC. 12, 1905'.

J. G. GORGORAN.

METAL SIGN POST AND GUIDE. APPLICATION FILED FEB.16,1905.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 12, 1905.

Application filed February 16, 1905. Serial No. 2%,975.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN C. CoRooRAN,a citi- -zen of the United States, residing at Stevens Point, in the county of Portage and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metal Sign-Posts and Guides; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in l the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to sign posts and guides; and one of the principal objects of the same is to provide a metal sign-post and guide I5 for cross-roads, railroad-crossings, and other places which will be strong, durable, and easily assembled and which may be manufactured at comparatively slight cost.

Anotherobject of the invention is to provide a sign-post and guide of tubular metal parts and of skeleton form and in which the letters forming the directions or inscriptions are of outline formation and which may be changed at will and quickly secured in place.

5 These and other objects are attained by means of the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a side elevation and partial section of a sign-post and guide made in accord- 3 ance with my invention.

verse section through the head of the post. Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view through one of the tubular arms, and Fig. 4: is a side view of one of the outline-letters.

Referring to the drawings for a more particular description of the invention, the numeral 1 designates a hollow metal post provided with a base-plate or anchor 2, secured to the post in any suitable manner. At the 4 upper end of the post a hollow'metal head 3 is provided, said head being secured to the post by means of a reduced portion 4, inserted in the upper end of the post and secured thereto by a bolt 5. Secured in threaded apertures in the head 3 are the lateral arms 6, the latter being of tubular metal and provided with slots 7. As shown, the arms 6 are disposed in parallel relation, each pair of arms being of the required distance apart to form a sup- Fig. 2 is a transport for the sliding letters 8, the slots 7 be- 5 ing at the bottom of the upper arms and at the top of the lower arms. The metal letters 8 are of outline form and at the top and bottom are provided with lugs 9, designed to fit and slide in the slots 7, as will be understood. The index-hands or pointers 10 are provided with lugs 11, which fit the ends of the hollow arms 6 and are held in place by screws, bolts, or rivets, as shown. To give additional strength to the arms 6, suitable braces or rivets 12 may be secured thereto at intervals in their length. i

From the foregoing it will be obvious that the post 1 is to be secured in an upright position in the ground and surrounded at the 5 base with aconcrete filling or bed 13 and that the required letters 8 are inserted in the slots 7 before the hand or pointer is secured in place. My sign-post and guide is comparatively light in weight, is strong and durable, may be 7 quickly assembled, cannot be easily mutilated or injured by malicious persons, offers but little resistance to the wind, and the letters may be seen at a distance owing to their outline character. with luminous paint in order that they may be seen at night.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is. 80

A metal sign-post or guide comprising a tubular post, a hollow head secured to the upper end thereof, laterally-extending tubular arms secured to the hollow head and provided with oppositely-disposed slots, cross braces or riv- 5 ets in said lateral arms, outline-letters having upper and lower lugs to slide in the slots in the tubular arms and an index-hand or pointer provided with lugs to fit the ends of the hollow arms, said index-hand being secured to 9 said arms, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN C. CORCORAN. Witnesses: v

A. E. BOURN, BYRON B. PARK.

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